Shloka 2.20Unverified draft
सोऽभिषेकं तत: कृत्वा तीर्थे तस्मिन्यथाविधि । तमेव चिन्तयन्नर्थमुपावर्तत वै मुनि: ।।1.2.20।।
Meaning
Having then bathed at that holy ford according to the prescribed rite, the sage turned back toward his hermitage, still turning the matter over in his mind.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| saḥ | सः | he | Subject — nominative singular |
| abhiṣekam | अभिषेकम् | the ritual ablution | Object — accusative singular |
| tataḥ | ततः | then | Adverb — sequential |
| kṛtvā | कृत्वा | having performed | Absolutive |
| tīrthe tasmin | तीर्थे तस्मिन् | at that ford | Locative of place |
| yathāvidhi | यथाविधि | according to the prescribed rite | Adverb of manner |
| tam eva artham | तमेवार्थम् | that very matter | Object of cintayan — accusative |
| cintayan | चिन्तयन् | still pondering | Present participle — nominative |
| upāvartata | उपावर्तत | turned back, made his way home | Main verb — imperfect middle 3rd sg |
| vai | वै | indeed | Emphatic particle |
| muniḥ | मुनिः | the sage | Subject — nominative singular |
Scholar commentary
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
(Part of the reflection-and-return passage, shlokas 16-22 -- see the fuller note at shloka 22.)
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.2.20 · Bāla Kāṇḍa